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GIFT  OF 


INSTRUCTIONS 


FOR 


FIELD  WORK  OF  THE 

MECHANICAL  AND  ELECTRICAL 

SECTIONS 


OF  THE 


DIVISION  OF  VALUATION 
INTERSTATE  COMMERCE  COMMISSION 


WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE 
1915 


SYNOPSIS, 

I.  INTENT. 

1.  Purpose  of  instructions. 
II.  ORGANIZATION. 

2.  Separation  of  mechanical  and  electrical  sections. 

3.  Senior  mechanical  engineer. 

4.  Mechanical  parties. 

5.  Senior  electrical  engineer. 

6.  Electrical  parties. 

III.  DUTIES  OF  PERSONNEL. 

7.  Senior  mechanical  engineer. 

8.  Mechanical  parties. 

9.  Senior  electrical  engineer. 

10.  Electrical  parties. 

IV.  GENERAL  INSTRUCTIONS. 

11.  Data  for  field  parties. 

12.  Registers  of  property  to  be  submitted  by  the  carrier. 

13.  Inspection  of  property. 

14.  Additions  and  betterments. 

15.  Property  to  be  inventoried . 

16.  Condition  of  property. 

17 .  Carrier'  a  repr  esentati ve . 

18.  Form  of  notes. 

19.  Disposition  of  notes. 

20.  Modification  of  instructions. 

21.  Use  of  carrier's  records. 

22.  Patterns. 

V.  SPECIAL  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  ACCOUNTS. 

23.  Account  25.    Gas  producing  plants. 

24.  Account  31.    Power  transmission  systems. 

25.  Account  32.     Power  distribution  systems. 

(a)  Steam  and  compressed  air  distribution  systems. 
(6)  Overhead  electric  distribution  systems. 

(c)  Feeder  and  transmission  wires. 

(d)  Overhead  trolley  construction. 

(e)  Overhead  lead-covered  cables. 
(/)  Track  bonding. 

(gr)  Third  rail. 

(h)  Underground  contact  rails. 

(i)  Underground  cables. 

26.  Account  33.    Power  line  poles  and  fixtures. 

(a)  Poles. 

(6)  Transmission  towers. 

(c)  Overhead  structures  for  supporting  trolley  wires. 

27.  Account  34.     Underground  conduits. 

(a)  General  construction  details. 
(6)  Manholes. 

(c)  Trenching. 

(d]  Pavement. 


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I  SYNOPSIS. 

V.  SPECIAL  INSTRI/CTICNS  FOK  ACCOUNTS— Continued. 

28.  Account  37.  Roadway  machines. 

29.  Account  44.     Shop  machinery. 

(a)  Shop  tools. 

(6)  Shafting  and  belting. 

(c)  Electric  motors. 

(d)  Wiring  and  switchboards. 

(e)  Engines  and  boilers. 

(/)  Small  tools,  jigs,  and  templets. 

(0)  Foundry  tools. 
(A)  Foundations. 

80.  Account  45.    Power  plant  machinery. 

(a)  Foundations. 

(6)  Steam  generating  plant. 

(c)  Piping. 

(d)  Engines. 

(«)  Electric  generators. 

(/)  Turbo-generators. 

(<7)  Auxiliaries. 

(h)  Rotary  converters,  motor  generators,  and  boosters. 

(t)  Transformers. 

(j)  Storage  batteries. 

(k)  Electric  control  apparatus. 

(1)  Wiring. 

(m)  Gas-engine  driven  plants. 
(ri)  Water-power  plants. 

81.  Account  46.    Power-substation  apparatus. 

32.  Account  51.    Steam  locomotives. 

(a)  Description. 

(6)  Additions  and  betterments. 

(c)  General  condition  and  defects. 

(d)  General  and  statistical  information. 
(c)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

33.  Account  52.    Other  locomotives. 

Electric  locomotives. 

(a)  Description. 

(6)  General  condition  and  defects. 

(c)  Service  condition  per  cent. 
Gas  and  compressed-air  locomotives. 

34.  Account  53.  Freight-train  cars. 

(a)  Description. 

(6)  General  condition  and  defects. 

(c)  Additions  and  betterments. 

(d)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

35.  Account  54.  Passenger- train  cars. 

(a)  Description. 

(6)  General  condition  and  defects. 
(c)  Additions  and  betterment., 
(c?)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

(e)  Cars  having  motor  equipment. 
(/)  Electric  trail  cars. 

36.  Account  55.    Motor  equipment  of  cars. 

(a)  Electric  cars. 

(6)  Storage-battery  care. 


SYNOPSIS. 

V.  SPECIAL  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  ACCOUNTS— Continued. 

36.  Account  55.    Motor  equipment  of  cars— Continued. 

(c)  Oil-engine  electric  cars. 

(d)  Oil-engine  driven  cars. 
(«)  Electric  trail  cars. 

(/)  General  condition  and  defects. 
(g)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

37.  Account  56.    Floating  equipment. 

38.  Account  57.    Work  equipment. 

39.  Account  58.    Miscellaneous  equipment. 

(a)  Horses. 

(6)  Wagons  and  automobiles. 


MECHANICAL  AND  ELECTRICAL  SECTIONS, 
INSTRUCTIONS  FOB  FIELD  WORK. 


I.  INTENT. 

1.  PURPOSE  OF  INSTRUCTIONS. 

These  instructions  are  intended  to  describe  the  field  work  to  be  done  by  the  me- 
chanical and  electrical  sections  of  the  Division  of  Valuation  of  the  Interstate  Com- 
merce Commission  under  the  valuation  act  of  March  1,  1913,  and  to  set  forth  specifi- 
cally the  information  to  be  ascertained  and  recorded. 

II.  ORGANIZATION. 

2.  SEPARATION  OP  MECHANICAL  AND  ELECTRICAL  SECTIONS. 

Where  the  amount  and  character  of  electrical  property  to  be  valued  requires  a 
separate  electrical  section  it  may  be  established,  but  otherwise  the  work  of  inven- 
torying electrical  property  will,  in  general,  be  performed  by  the  mechanical  section. 

3.  SENIOR  MECHANICAL  ENGINEER. 

The  senior  mechanical  engineer  in  each  district  shall  be  responsible,  through  the 
district  engineer,  to  the  member  of  the  engineering  board  in  charge  for  the  work  of 
the  mechanical  section. 

4.  MECHANICAL  PARTIES. 

The  field  work  of  the  mechanical  section  shall  generally  be  divided  among  three 
groups  of  parties — motive  power,  car  equipment,  and  machinery.  Each  party  will 
generally  be  composed  of  one  man . 

5.  SENIOR  ELECTRICAL  ENGINEER. 

The  senior  electrical  engineer  shall  be  responsible,  through  the  district  engineer, 
to  the  member  of  the  engineering  board  in  charge  for  the  work  of  the  electrical  section. 

6.  ELECTRICAL  PARTIES. 

The  field  work  of  the  electrical  section  shall  be  carried  on  by  field  parties,  each 
consisting  generally  of  one  man. 

III.  DUTIES  OF  PERSONNEL. 

7.  SENIOR  MECHANICAL  ENGINEER. 

Before  the  mechanical  parties  begin  work  on  the  property  of  any  carrier  the  senior 
mechanical  engineer  shall  make  a  general  investigation  and  study  of  the  property  to 
be  inspected;  shall  confer  with  the  representatives  of  the  carrier  in  regard  to  methods 
of  inventory;  and  shall  give  such  advice  as  may  be  required  to  assist  the  carrier  in 
complying  with  the  provisions  of  Valuation  Orders  Nos.  8  and  13,  relating  to  the 
preparation  of  registers  or  schedules  of  property  with  which  he  is  concerned. 

He  shall  furnish  fo  the  mechanical  parties  the  necessary  registers  of  equipment, 
lists  of  machinery,  plans,  and  other  available  information  required  for  proper  con- 
duci  of  the  work. 

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8          INSTRUCTIONS   FOR   MECHANICAL   AND   ELECTRICAL   SECTIONS. 

8.  MECHANICAL  PARTIES. 

The  motive-power  group  shall  generally  inventory  steam  locomotives.    • 

The  car-equipment  group  shall  generally  inventory  freight-train  cars,  passenger- 
train  cars,  and  work  equipment. 

The  machinery  group  shall  generally  inventory  roadway  machines,  shop  machinery, 
floating  equipment,  and  miscellaneous  equipment. 

The  work  of  all  members  of  the  mechanical  parties  is  at  all  times  under  the  imme- 
diate direction  of  the  senior  mechanical  engineer,  who  may,  when  he  deems  it  desir- 
able and  upon  approval  of  the  member  of  the  engineering  board  in  charge,  assign 
the  work  other  than  as  above  outlined. 

9.  SENIOR  ELECTRICAL  ENGINEER. 

Before  the  electrical  parties  begin  work  on  the  property  of  any  carrier  the  senior 
electrical  engineer  shall  make  a  general  investigation  of  the  property;  shall  confer 
with  the  representatives  of  the  carrier  in  regard  to  methods  of  inventory;  and  shall 
give  such  advice  as  may  be  required  to  assist  the  carrier  in  complying  with  the  pro- 
visions of  Valuation  Orders  Nos.  8  and  13,  relating  to  the  preparation  of  registers  or 
schedules  of  property  with  which  he  is  concerned. 

He  shall  furnish  to  the  electrical  parties  the  necessary  registers  of  equipment,  lists 
of  machinery,  plans,  and  other  available  information  required  for  proper  conduct  of 
the  work. 

10.  ELECTRICAL  PARTIES. 

All  members  of  electrical  parties  shall  perform  the  duties  assigned  to  them  by  the 
«enior  electrical  engineer. 

IV.  GENERAL  INSTRUCTIONS. 

11.  DATA  FOR  FIELD  PARTIES. 

Each  mechanical  and  electrical  party  shall  be  provided  with  the  following  publi- 
cations for  instruction  and  guidance: 
(a)  Copy  of  the  valuation  act. 
(6)  Copy  of  instructions  to  the  field  parties  of  each  of  the  other  sections. 

(c)  A  set  of  inventory  forms  for  assembling  data,  covering  the  accounts  with 

which  the  party  in  question  is  concerned. 

(d)  Copies  of  the  registers  or  schedules  of  equipment  and  other  property  furnished 

by  the  carrier  under  Valuation  Orders  Nos.  8  and  13,  or  such  portions 
thereof  or  extracts  therefrom  as  may  be  needed  for  the  work  in  hand. 

12.  REGISTERS  OF  PROPERTY  TO  BE  SUBMITTED  BY  THE  CARRIER. 

Under  the  provisions  of  Valuation  Orders  Nos.  8  and  13,  carriers  will  submit  reg- 
isters or  schedules  of  property  which  it  is  the  duty  of  the  mechanical  and  electrical 
parties  to  inventory. 

The  "special  instructions  for  accounts"  hereinafter  are  intended  to  indicate  not 
only  the  duties  of  the  field  parties,  but  also  the  scope  of  the  information  which  is  to 
be  furnished  in  the  registers  or  schedules  of  property  submitted  by  the  carrier. 

13.  INSPECTION  OF  PROPERTY. 

Copies  of  these  registers  or  schedules  or  data  abstracted  therefrom  relating  to  the 
property  under  inventory  will  be  supplied  to  field  parties  of  the  mechanical  and 
electrical  section,  and  they  shall  inspect  such  property  for  the  purpose  of  verifying 
the  information  contained  therein,  correcting  the  same  and  supplying  missing  data, 
if  necessary,  and  obtaining  any  other  required  information. 

14.  ADDITIONS  AND  BETTERMENTS. 

In  all  cases  where  the  carrier  has  reported  additions  and  betterments  the  parties 
will  verify  them  in  so  far  as  may  be  practicable  in  the  field. 


INSTRUCTIONS   FOR   MECHANICAL  AND  ELECTRICAL   SECTIONS.          9 

15.  PROPERTY  TO  BE  INVENTORIED. 

The  mechanical  parties  shall  in  general  im  entory  all  property  classified  under  the 
following  road  and  equipment  accounts  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission: 
25.  Gas  producing  plants. 
37.  Roadway  machines. 

44.  Shop  machinery  (except  electric  motors  and  wiring). 

51.  Steam  locomoti  es. 

53.  Freight-train  cars. 

54.  Passenger- train  cars. 

56.  Floating  equipment.  • 

57.  Work  equipment. 

58.  Miscellaneous  equipment. 

The  electrical  parties  shall  inventory  all  property  classified  under  the  following 
accounts: 

31.  Power  transmission  systems. 

33.  Power  line  poles  and  fixtures. 

34.  Underground  conduits. 

46.  Power  substation  apparatus. 

The  electrical  parties  shall  also  inventory  all  of  the  property  under  the  following 
accounts,  except  ia  cases  where  the  entire  property  is  mechanical  and  not  electrical, 
in  which  cases  it  shall  be  in  entoried  by  the  mechanical  parties. 

32.  Power  distribution  systems. 

45.  Power  plant  machinery. 

52.  Other  locomoti  es. 

55.  Motor  equipment  of  cars. 

Tje  electrical  parties  shall  also,  under  certain  circumstances  as  set  forth  hereinafter 
in  the  section  de  oted  to  "special  instructions  for  accounts,"  inventory  certain  prop- 
erty classified  under  the  following  accounts: 

44.  Shop  machinery  (electric  motors  and  wiring  only). 

53.  Freight- train  cars. 

54.  Passenger-train  cars. 
57.  Work  equipment. 

It  will  b .  necessary  for  the  mechanical  and  electrical  parties  to  inventory  a  certain 
amount  of  property  belonging  under  accounts  other  than  those  above  enumerated. 
A  partial  list  of  property  of  this  kind  which  may,  under  special  instructions,  be  referred 
to  them  is  gi  en  below: 

Under  account  5.  Pumping  and  ventilating  apparatus. 

Under  account  6.  Drawbridge  machinery. 

Under  accounts  16  and  17.  Elevators,  electric  wiring,  heating  and  ventilating 
plants,  etc. 

Under  account  18.  Pumping  machinery. 

Under  account  19.  Coal-handling  machinery. 

Under  account  20.  Piping,  wiring,  elevators,  cranes,  etc. 

Under  account  21.  Ele  ating  machinery. 

Under  account  22.  Merchandise-handling  machinery. 

Under  account  23.  Loading  and  unloading  machinery. 

Under  account  24.  Coal-handling  machinery. 

Under  accounts  29  and  30.  Piping,  wiring,  elevators,  cranes,  etc. 

Under  account  35.  Miscellaneous  mechanical  and  electrical  property. 

Under  account  47.  Unapplied  machinery  and  supplies. 

16.  CONDITION  OF  PROPERTY. 

The  mechanical  and  electrical  parties  shall  make  notes  on  the  condition  of  all 
property  which  it  is  their  duty  to  inventory. 
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10        INSTRUCTIONS   FOR    MECHANICAL   AND   ELECTRICAL    SECTIONS. 

When  printed  inspection  forms  pro\ided  for  the  use  of  the  field  parties  contain  spaces 
for  record  of  condition,  these  forms  shall  be  followed  as  indicating  the  data  required. 
When  such  forms  are  not  provided,  the  condition  data  recorded  shall  in  general  con- 
form to  the  following  outline,  in  so  far  as  the  nature  of  the  property  and  the  information 
permit: 

(a)  Age. 

Ascertain,  where  practicable,  year  of  construction,  installation,  or  purchase  of  the 
property,  and  whether  at  that  date  the  property  was  new  or  second  hand.     If  used 
prior  to  its  present  service,  give  such  facts  as  may  be  obtained  as  to  length  and  nature 
of  service  elsewhere.     State  source  of  data. 
(6)  Wear  and  decay. 

Record  such  facts  as  to  wear  and  decay  as  may  be  practicable  from  field  observation. 

(c)  Maintenance. 

Record  whether  maintenance  is  normal;  that  is,  if  the  standard  of  maintenance  pre- 
vailing is  such  as  to  secure  the  average  service  life  out  of  the  property.  If  the  main- 
tenance is  above  or  below  normal,  gr\e  facts  on  which  conclusion  is  based.  Where 
extenshe  or  unusual  repairs  are  needed  to  put  property  in  serviceable  condition, 
note  such  facts  in  detail. 

(d)  Probable  service  life. 

Record  any  local  conditions  which  may  operate  to  shorten  or  lengthen  the  service 
life  of  the  property  as  compared  with  average  service  life  cf  similar  property  elsewhere. 
Record  any  evidence  which  may  be  ascertained  in  the  field  as  to  the  inadequacy  or 
obsolescence  of  the  property.  Where  any  definite  field  evidence  can  be  ascertained 
as  to  the  probable  remaining  service  life  of  units  of  property,  note  shall  be  made  of 


17.  CARRIER'S  REPRESENTATIVE. 

The  carrier  will  generally  place  with  each  mechanical  or  electrical  party  a  repre- 
sentative who  is  familar  with  the  property.  He  will  observe  in  detail  the  methods 
used  and  the  records  made  by  the  field  party,  and  will  assist  in  identifying  and 
measuring  the  property  and  in  ascertaining  facts  bearing  on  quantity  and  condition 
of  property. 

18.  FORM  OF  NOTES. 

All  notes  of  the  mechanical  and  electrical  parties  shall  be  made  in  duplicate  on  the 
inspection  forms  or  on  the  standard  loose-leaf  notebook  sheets  prescribed  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  shall  show  the  property  classified  by  accounts. 

The  carrier's  representative,  if  present  when  the  original  notes  were  taken,  shall 
be  a  party  to  any  changes  or  corrections  made  in  them,  when  such  changes  are  made 
in  the  field.  In  case  of  such  changes  or  corrections  no  erasure  shall  be  made  of  the 
original  notes,  but  diagonal  lines  shall  be  drawn  through  the  incorrect  notes  and  the 
corrected  notes  inserted.  Such  changes  or  corrections  shall  be  made  in  identical 
form  on  both  original  and  carbon  copies  and  shall  be  dated  and  authenticated  by  the 
person  making  the  same. 

With  each  volume  of  note  sheets  there  shall  be  a  title  page  which  shall  show:  The 
name  of  the  owner  of  the  property;  the  name  of  the  chief  of  party  in  charge,  the  kind 
of  party,  the  kind  of  property  to  which  the  notes  relate;  and,  in  the  case  of  fixed  prop- 
erty, the  location  of  the  property  inspected,  and  if  applicable  the  valuation  section 
numbers,  and  the  beginning  and  ending  survey  station  numbers  and  mileposts. 

Cross  reference  shall  be  made  in  the  field  to  any  maps,  drawings,  specifications,  or 
other  records  which  are  useful  for  identification  or  pricing  purposes,  and  are  submitted 
by  the  carriers  in  connection  with  the  property  inspected  and  inventoried. 

The  note  sheets  shall  be  numbered  consecutively  for  each  volume.  The  begin- 
ning and  ending  of  each  day's  work  shall  be  shown  by  date  over  the  signature  of  the 
person  making  the  notes. 


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19.  DISPOSITION  OF  NOTES. 

The  original  notes  shall  be  sent  to  the  district  office. 

When  agreement  is  in  effect  to  give  the  carrier  carbon  copies  of  field  notes,  the 
field  parties  will  be  so  instructed,  and  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  field  notes  are 
made  the  carbon  copy  shall  be  delivered  to  the  carrier's  accredited  representative, 
under  the  terms  of  the  agreement.  Where  no  agreement  exists,  the  carbon  copies  shall 
be  sent  to  the  district  office. 

20.  MODIFICATION  OF  INSTRUCTIONS. 

These  instructions  shall  not  be  modified  except  upon  written  authority  of  the  mem- 
ber of  the  engineering  board  in  charge. 

21.  USE  OF  CARRIER'S  RECORDS. 

In  so  far  as  it  is  practicable  to  do  so,  the  carrier's  records  shall  be  utilized  to  reduce 
the  amount  of  field  work  required,  but  actual  inspections  shall  always  be  made  to 
verify  the  accuracy  of  the  records  and  establish  the  condition  of  the  property. 

22.  PATTERNS. 

Each  carrier  will  be  required  to  furnish  an  inventory  of  its  patterns  which  the 
mechanical  party  shall  check. 

V.  SPECIAL  INSTRUCTIONS'  FOR  ACCOUNTS. 

23.  ACCOUNT  25.  GAS  PRODUCING  PLANTS. 

Gas-producing  plants  shall  be  inventoried  in  accordance  with  instructions  given 
for  power  plant  machinery  under  account  45. 

24.  ACCOUNT  31.  POWER  TRANSMISSION  SYSTEMS. 

The  method  of  inventorying  overhead  lines  and  underground  cables  of  power  trans- 
mission systems  shall  be  as  prescribed  for  similar  parts  of  electric  distribution  systems 
coming  under  account  32. 

25.  ACCOUNT  32.  POWER  DISTRIBUTION  SYSTEMS. 

(a)  Steam  and  compressed-air  distribution  systems. 

Steam  and  compressed-air  distribution  systems  will  be  inventoried  by  the  mechan- 
ical parties.  The  following  data  will  be  required: 

Number  of  feet  of  each  kind  and  size  of  pipe,  and  covering,  if  any. 

Depth  below  ground,  if  buried,  or  if  overhead,  how  supported. 

Character  and  thickness  of  pavement  over  pipe,  at  the  time  of  original  installation 
and  at  the  present  time. 

Number,  kind,  and  size  of  valves  and  expansion  joints,  and  same  data  for  fittings 
for  pipes  over  4  inches  diameter. 

(6)  Overhead  electric  distribution  systems. 

The  electrical  parties  shall  inventory  pole  lines  carrying  electrical  power  or  light- 
ing wires,  and  shall  generally  at  the  same  time  identify  all  wires  and  attachments 
carried  by  the  poles.  This  may  sometimes  necessitate  identifying  material  classified 
under  the  five  following  accounts: 

26.  Telegraph  and  telephone  lines. 

27.  Signals  and  interlockers. 

31.  Power  transmission  systems. 

32.  Power  distributing  systems. 

33.  Power  line  poles  and  fixtures. 

In  addition  to  the  above  it  is  possible  that  property  may  be  included  which  should 
be  classified  under  account  705,  Miscellaneous  physical  property,  or  account  35, 
Miscellaneous  structures. 


12        INSTRUCTIONS   FOE  MECHANICAL   AND   ELECTRICAL   SECTIONS. 

Property  belonging  under  accounts  26  and  27  should  be  recorded  only  as  to  number 
of  wires  and  other  attachments,  leaving  details  to  be  obtained  by  the  parties  concerned 
with  those  specialties. 

Where  poles  carry  wires  or  attachments  of  other  companies  this  fact  shall  be  re- 
corded, and  generally  the  number  of  cross  arms  or  other  attachments  belonging  to 
such  companies  should  be  noted,  as  also  the  points  of  beginning  and  ending  of  such 
joint  use  of  pole  line.  In  all  such  cases  inquiry  shall  be  made  as  to  the  existence  of 
joint  ownership,  and  the  ascertained  facts  recorded. 

(c)  Feeder  and  transmission  wires. 

Ascertain  all  wire  sizes.  The  carrier's  records  should  be  verified  at  convenient 
opportunities.  Character  of  insulation  and  material  of  wire  shall  be  recorded. 

The  electrical  party  shall  compute  and  enter  on  their  field  notes  the  length  of  each 
kind  and  size  of  wire,  using  for  this  purpose,  when  available,  distances  obtained  by 
the  roadway  parties.  Where  the  wire  lines  follow  a  course  not  measured  by  the  road- 
way party,  and  no  other  accurate  data  is  available,  the  electrical  party  shall  measure 
the  distances;  however,  distances  given  in  the  carrier's  schedule  or  furnished  from 
other  records  of  the  carrier  may  be  accepted  upon  sufficient  verification. 

(d)  Overhead  trolley  constructions. 

Stationary  structures  for  supporting  trolley  wire,  including  brackets  and  overhead 
bridges,  belong  under  account  33,  Power  line  poles  and  fixtures.  Flexible  attach- 
ments, such  as  span  wires,  catenary  cables,  guard  wires,  and  the  trolly  wire  belong 
uader  account  32.  Insulators  generally  belong  under  account  32,  but  strain  insu- 
lators in  guys  which  support  poles  belong  under  account  33,  and  insulators  supporting 
transmission  wires  belong  under  account  31.  Strain  insulators  in  pull-off s,  span 
wires,  and  trolley  strain  guys  belong  under  account  32. 

All  materials  connected  with  trolley  construction  shall  be  inventoried  with  par- 
ticular attention  to  allocating  them  to  the  proper  accounts. 

(e)  Overhead  lead-covered  cables. 

When  these  are  for  power  purposes  they  shall  be  inventoried  as  prescribed  below 
for  underground  cables.  Size,  kind,  and  quantity  of  messenger  wire  shall  be  recorded, 
and  full  details  of  terminal  and  connection  boxes. 

(/)  Track  bonding. 

Bonds  for  carrying  power  current,  for  both  third  rail  and  track  rail,  come  under 
this  account.  The  carrier's  schedule  should  give  all  necessary  data,  which  should  in- 
clude type,  length,  cross  section,  number  per  joint,  and  number  of  joints  in  each  mile 
of  track,  also  similar  data  for  cross  bonds,  supplementary  return,  special  bonding 
at  track  switches,  etc.  This  information  shall  be  checked  by  the  electrical  party  to 
a  sufficient  extent  to  satisfy  them  of  its  accuracy,  and  to  form  a  basis  for  estimating 
condition. 

(g)  Third  rail. 

The  roadway  parties  will  record  the  station  and  plus  of  beginning  and  ending  of  each 
third-rail  section,  and  mark  the  same  on  the  web  of  the  adjacent  track  rail.     All  other 
inventorying  of  third  rail  shall  be  done  by  the  electrical  parties. 
The  following  information  will  be  required: 

Type  of  cross  section  and  weight  of  third  rail. 

Total  length  of  third  rail. 

Dimensions  and  weight  of  joints  and  number  per  mile. 

Insulator  description  and  number  per  mile,  with  manufacturer  and  catalogue 
number  if  possible. 

Details  of  third-rail  protection,  if  any. 

Third  rail  end  inclines,  details  and  number. 

Details  of  third-rail  feeder  attachments. 

(h)  Underground  contact  rails. 


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The  electrical  parts  of  underground  contact  electric  railways  come  under  this 
account,  and  not  under  account  4,  Underground  power  tubes.     They  should  be  inven- 
toried as  prescribed  for  third  rail  in  the  preceding  paragraph, 
(t)  Underground  cables. 

Underground  electric  cables  for  power  and  light  purposes  shall  be  inventoried  by 
the  electrical  field  parties,  in  accordance  with  the  following  instructions,  care  being 
taken  to  distinguish  between  those  belonging  under  account  31,  .Power  transmission 
systems,  and  those  belonging  under  account  32,  Power  distribution  systems. 

The  following  information  will  be  required  for  each  cable:    Total  length  in  feet, 
•number  of  splices,  details  of  construction,  and  purpose  for  which  used.     Specifica- 
tions must  be  included  showing  manufacturer,  year  of  manufacture,  number  of  con- 
ductors, diameter  and  number  of  strands  in  each  conductor,  material  and  thickness 
of  each  layer  of  insulation  and  cover. 

Voltage,  frequency,  and  phase  of  current  transmitted  must  be  given,  and  original 
test  voltage  requirements,  if  available.  Special  equipment  in  manholes,  such  as 
connection  boxes  and  asbestos  wrappings,  must  be  described  as  to  kind  and  quantity, 
with  sketches  if  necessary,  and  manufacturer's  designation,  if  any. 

Cable  racks  and  barriers  in  manholes  come  under  account  34,  Underground  conduits. 

Subject  to  proper  verification,  the  carrier's  records  should  be  made  the  basis  for  the 
inventory  of  all  this  class  of  property,  but  sufficient  inspection  must  be  done  to  verify 
the  carrier's  inventories  and  form  a  basis  for  estimating  condition. 

26.  ACCOUNT  33.  POWER  LINE  POLES  AND  FIXTURES. 

The  property  under  this  account  shall  be  inventoried  by  the  electrical  parties. 

The  following  data  will  be  required: 
(a)  Poles. 

If  poles  are  of  wood,  the  variety  shall  be  stated,  and  how  treated,  whether  peeled, 
painted,  sawed,  turned,  creosoted,  etc.  For  concrete  poles  full  specifications  shall  be 
obtained  showing  number  and  size  of  reinforcing  rods,  whether  solid  or  hollow,  and  all 
dimensions.  Similar  data  must  be  obtained  for  iron  poles. 

Concrete  settings  of  poles  shall  be  noted,  as  well  as  any  evidence  indicating  excep- 
tional difficulty  in  setting.  Poles  more  than  25  feet  in  height  shall  be  recorded  to  the 
nearest  5  feet.  All  numbers  or  other  marks  which  would  help  locate  poles  shall  be 
recorded. 

(6)  Transmission  towers. 

It  is  expected  that  the  carrier's  schedule  will  be  accompanied  by  plans  and  specifica- 
tions of  all  transmission  towers.  In  any  event,  substantially  complete  drawings  and 
specifications  should  be  obtained. 

(c)  Overhead  structures  for  supporting  trolley  wire. 

Overhead  bracket  construction,  and  bridges  for  supporting  catenary  wire,  are 
included  under  this  account.  It  is  expected  that  the  schedule  submitted  by  the 
carrier  will  constitute  a  fairly  complete  inventory  of  such  property,  and  will  be  accom- 
panied by  plans  and  specifications  of  complicated  structures  such  as  overhead  bridges. 

27.  ACCOUNT  34.  UNDERGROUND  CONDUITS. 

The  property  under  this  account,  including  not  only  conduits  required  for  the  wires 
and  cables  of  electric  railway  construction,  but  also  all  conduits  for  electric  power  and 
light  big  wires,  shall  be  inventoried  by  the  electrical  parties. 
The  following  data  shall  be  required : 

(a)  General  construction  details. 

Records  shall  show  cross-section  sketches  of  every  type  of  construction  in  use. 
The  number  of  linear  feet  of  each  construction  shall  be  shown,  and  location  indicated 
on  sketch  map  of  the  system.     Location  of  manholes  shall  be  shown  in  a  similar  manner. 
(6)  Manholes. 


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The  amount  of  excavation  and  masonry  in  each  manhole  must  be  calculated  from 
inside  measurements  and  other  available  data.     Unusual  shapes  and  special  equip- 
ment of  manholes,  such  as  cable  racks,  barriers,  etc.,  must  be  shown  by  sketches. 
Weights  of  manhole  covers  and  frames  shall  be  recorded  where  available. 
(c)  Trenching. 

Amounts  of  excavation  required  in  laying  cpnduit  must  be  estimated  from  avail- 
able data.     Special  care  should  be  exercised  to  include  all  work  and  materials  in- 
volved in  laying  drains,  sewer  connections,  and  branch  conduits, 
(c?)  Pavement. 

If  the  conduit  is  laid  under  pavement,  complete  data  on  material  and  thickness 
of  same  shall  be  recorded.  If  practicable,  facts  shall  be  ascertained  and  recorded  as 
to  pavement  existing  at  time  conduit  was  laid. 

28.  ACCOUNT  37.     ROADWAY  MACHINES. 

The  register  of  roadway  machines  prepared  by  the  carrier  shall  be  verified  for 
major  items  by  the  mechanical  parties,  by  actual  inspection  in  the  field,  and  the 
following  data  noted: 

Kind  of  machine. 

Name  of  manufacturer. 

Date  of  purchase. 

Principal  details  of  design,  as  outlined  under  accounts  Nos.  44,  45,  51,  and  53. 

29.  ACCOUNT  44.     SHOP  MACHINERY. 

The  inventory  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  following  outline: 

(a)  Shop  tools. 

The  mechanical  parties  shall  inventory  all  shop  tools  and  obtain  complete  name- 
plate  data  in  all  cases  where  available. 

(6)  Shafting  and  belting. 

The  length  of  each  size  of  shafting  and  the  type  of  shaft  hangers  and  yokes  shall 
be  recorded,  together  with  a  list  of  the  belts,  giving  kind,  length,  and  dimensions. 

(c)  Electric  motors. 

Information  required  regarding  electric  motors  includes  for  direct-current  motors, 
voltage,  number  of  poles,  whether  interpole,  shunt,  compound,  or  series,  and  speed 
or  speeds;  and  for  alternating  current  motors,  voltage,  frequency,  phases,  whether 
commutating,  repulsion,  induction,  or  synchronous,  and  speed;  and  for  induction 
motors,  whether  squirrel-cage  or  wound  rotor.  Full  name-plate  data  of  starting 
devices  shall  be  recorded. 

(d)  Wiring  and  switchboards. 

Electric  wiring,  switchboards,  and  instruments  are  to  be  inventoried  as  directed 
for  similar  equipment  of  power  plants,  account  45.  All  distribution  wiring,  switches, 
switchboards,  and  attachments  from  the  entrance  to  the  building  to  the  apparatus 
controlling  particular  machines  belong  under  account  20,  Shops  and  engine  houses. 
Wiring  and  equipment  from  and  including  the  first  fuse,  circuit  breaker,  or  switch 
controlling  a  particular  machine  to  and  including  the  machine  belong  under  this 
account.  Notes  shall  be  so  taken  that  this  distribution  can  be  made. 

(e)  Engines  and  boilers. 

Engines,  boilers,  and  other  power-plant  devices  are  to  be  inventoried  generally 
as  directed  for  similar  apparatus  for  power  plants  under  account  45. 

(/)  Small  tools,  jigs,  and  templets. 

The  carrier's  register  of  the  small  tools  in  use  in  the  shops,  such  as  taps,  reamers, 
die^,  chisels,  jigs,  templets,  etc.,  shall  be  checked. 

(g)  Foundry  tools. 

The  carrier's  register  of  small  tools  should  include  foundry  flasks,  crucibles,  and 
other  portable  foundry  tools.  The  registers  of  shop  tools  should  include  large  foundry 
appliances,  such  as  furnaces,  molding  machines*,  etc. 


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(h)  Foundations. 

All  data  necessary  for  determining  the  classified  quantities  cf  foundations  for 
machinery  shall  be  obtained. 
30.  ACCOUNT  45.  POWER-PLANT  MACHINERY. 

Power-plant  machinery  shall  be  inventoried  by  the  electrical  parties,  except  where 
the  power  plant  is  entirely  nonelectrical,  in  which  case  the  mechanical  parties  shall 
do  the  work. 

The  following  information  will  be  required: 
(a)  Foundations. 

In  so  far  as  necessary,  foundation  data  furnished  by  the  carrier  shall  be  checked, 
and  other  available  information  for  determining  quantities  in  foundation  shall  be 
noted.    This  will  include  yardage  of  excavation  and  masonry,  number  and  dimensions 
of  piles,  and  facts  as  to  sheeting,  pumping,  and  other  special  work  involved. 
(6)  Steam-generating  plant. 

Name  of  maker  and  type  of  boiler. 

Nominal  horsepower  by  builder's  rating. 

Steam  pressure  carried. 

Number,  diameter,  and  length  of  tubes. 

Square  feet  of  heating  surface,  if  available. 

Grate  or  stoker  style,  and  name  of  maker. 

Principal  dimensions  of  stoker  or  grate. 

For  horizontal,  multi tub  alar  boilers,  diameter  and  length. 

For  water-tube  boilers,  number  and  dimensions  of  all  steam  and  mud  drums,  and 
material  of  headers  (cast  iron  or  steel). 

Where  drawings  are  not  available,  prepare  sketches  showing  general  arrangement 
of  boilers,  including  sufficient  detail  to  permit  calculation  of  quantities  of  materials 
in  boiler  settings. 

(c)  Piping. 

A  schedule  of  all  piping  in  the  plant,  grouped  by  class  of  service,  as  high-pressure 
steam,  exhaust  steam,  feed  water,  compressed  air,  etc.  This  should  show  what 
portion  of  pipes  and  fittings  are  covered  and  kind  of  covering  material,  also  covering 
on  any  other  apparatus,  as  feed-water  heaters,  flues,  etc. 

(d)  Engines. 

Manufacturer  and  type  (simple,  compound,  etc.). 

Vertical  or  horizontal. 

Revolutions  per  minute. 

Cylinder  dimensions. 

Style  of  valve  gear  and  governor. 

Diameter  and  face  of  flywheel.     If  part  of  generator,  so  state. 

Driven  machine.     If  electric  generator,  state  kilowatts. 

If  engine  was  built  with  an  electric  generator  on  the  same  base  plate  by  one  manu- 
facturer, it  should  be  considered  as  one  unit,  and  full  details  of  both  given  in  the  same 
record. 

(e)  Electric  generators. 

Make,  kilowatts,  voltage,  direct  current  or  alternating  current,  frequency,  revolu- 
tions per  minute,  number  of  main  poles  and  interpoles. 
(/)  Turbo-generators. 

Steam  turbines  and  electric  generators  built  to  operate  together  shall  be  treated  as 
single  units.  The  following  information  is  required: 

Manufacturer. 

Vertical  or  horizontal. 

Rated  steam  pressure,  and  whether  condensing  or  noncondensing. 

Kilowatts,  revolutions  per  minute,  voltage,  alternating  current  or  direct  current, 
frequency,  number  of  main  poles  and  interpoles. 


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(g)  Auxiliaries. 

Verify  register  of  all  auxiliaries,  such  as  economizers,  feed-water  heaters,  steam 
traps,  pumps,  forced-draft  machinery,  accumulators,  conveyors,  etc.,  and  record  the 
principal  data  of  each,  including  customary  or  available  capacity  data. 
(h)  Rotary  converters,  motor  generators,  and  boosters. 

These,  if  in  the  power  station,  come  under  this  account  and  not  under  account  45, 
Power  substation  apparatus 

Information  required  includes  the  manufacturer,  kilowatts,  voltage,  revolutions 
per  minute,  frequency,  number  of  main  poles  and  interpoles,  whether  shunt,  series, 
or  compound  wound,  and  any  special  attachments,  as  end-play  devices,  etc. 
(i)  Transformers. 

Number,  make,  kilowatts,  number  of  phases,  method  of  cooling,  voltage  range,  and 
frequency. 

(j)  Storage  batteries. 

Make,  type  and  rating,  size  of  plates  and  number  per  cell,  number  of  cells,  ampere- 
hour  rating,  and  voltage. 

(k)  Electric-control  apparatus 

A  detailed  list  is  required  by  panels  of  all  switchboard  equipment.  This  shall 
give  full  rating  and  catalog  number,  so  far  as  readily  obtainable,  of  every  switch, 
circuit  breaker,  instrument,  etc.  Remote  control  switches  should  be  listed  with  their 
panels. 

Make  sketches,  where  necessary,  of  special  construction  for  supporting  switchboards, 
high-tension  buss  bars,  lightning  arresters,  etc.,  and  for  high-tension  line  exits. 
(I)  Wiring. 

Switchboard  instrument  wiring  need  not  be  listed  in  detail.  All  other  station 
power  wiring  must  be  listed,  the  number  of  feet  of  each  kind  and  size  of  wire  being 
given. 

For  each  kind  and  size  of  wire  indicate,  so  far  as  readily  obtainable,  material  of 
wire,  size,  solid  or  stranded,  kind  and  thickness  of  insulation,  and  any  other  details 
affecting  price.    Also  indicate  voltage  at  which  wire  is  used. 
(m)  Gas-engine  driven  plants. 

Gas  producing  plants  used  for  furnishing  gas  for  power-plant  engines  shall  be  listed 
under  this  account  and  not  under  25,  Gas  producing  plants. 

Gas  producers,  holders,  cleaners,  scrubbers,  blowers,  and  other  equipment  peculiar 
to  gas  plants  shall  be  inventoried  in  the  same  general  manner  as  prescribed  for  steam- 
plant  apparatus,  recording  or  checking  make,  description,  size,  capacity,  age,  and 
full  name-plate  data  in  each  case. 
(ri)  Water-power  plants. 

This  includes  only  the  machinery  of  such  plants.  Power  dams,  canals,  and  pipe 
lines  come  under  account  28,  and  power-plant  buildings  under  account  29.  The 
following  information  is  required : 

For  water  wheels:  Make,  description,  diameter  of  runners,  rated  horse  power, 
revolutions  per  minute,  hydraulic  head,  age  and  date  of  manufacture,  etc.,  including 
full  name-plate  data. 

For  water-wheel  governors:  Make,  description,  and  full  name-plate  data. 

Pipe  lines  shall  be  considered  to  end  where  the  penstocks  connect  with  the  first 
special  fitting,  valve,  or  other  device  at  the  power  house.  Piping  from  that  point  r 
including  draft  tubes,  shall  be  listed  and  described  in  detail  as  part  of  the  power-plant 
machinery. 

31.  ACCOUNT  46.  POWER-SUBSTATION  APPARATUS, 

The  inventorying  of  electrical  transforming  apparatus,  switchboards,  blowers, 
wiring,  storage  batteries,  etc.,  shall  be  in  accordance  with  instructions  for  power-plant 
machinery.  The  electrical  section  will  be  responsible  for  this  work. 


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32.  ACCOUNT  51.  STEAM  LOCOMOTIVES. 

All  steam  locomotives  shall  be  inspected  by  the  mechanical  section  for  the  purpose 
of  identification,  checking  information  furnished  by  the  carrier,  determining  condi- 
tion, and  securing  other  required  data. 

The  following  data  shall  be  noted  with  respect  to  each  steam  locomotive, 
(a)  Description. 


Builder. 

Builder's  number. 

Date  built. 

Owner's  plate. 

Bought  of. 

Date  bought. 

Kind  of  service. 

History. 

Type  (Whyte  symbols). 

Size  of  cylinders. 

Diameter  of  drivers  over  new  tires. 

Tender,  capacity — water,  fuel. 

Engine  truck  wheels,  kind,  diameter. 

Driver  brakes,  kind. 

Driving  wheel  centers,  kind,  diameter. 

Superheater,  kind. 

Main  stem  valves,  kind. 

Valve  gear,  kind. 

Air  reservoir,  number,  size. 


Air  pumps,  number. 

Air  pumps,  simple  or  compound,  size, 
make. 

Air-brake  equipment,  schedule. 

Headlights,  number,  kind. 

Train  signal,  kind. 

Working  steam  pressure. 

Boiler,  type. 

Boiler,  diameter  at  first  ring. 

Fire  box,  type. 

Fire  box,  dimensions. 

Combustion  chamber. 

Flues,  number,  O.  D.,  length. 

Tender,  type. 

Tender  frame,  kind. 

Tender  wheels,  number^  kind,  diam- 
eter. 

Tender  trucks,  kind. 


(6)  Additions  and  betterments. 

Verify  the  carrier's  report  on  additions  and  betterments  in  so  far  as  may  be  practi- 
cable in  the  field. 

(c)  General  condition  and  defects. 

Notes  on  the  condition  and  defects  of  the  following  parts  of  each  locomotive  and 
tender  shall  be  made: 


Boiler. 
Fire  box . 
Flues. 
Cylinders. 
Frames. 
Wheel  centers. 


Tire  thickness,  wear. 
Valve  motion. 
General  machinery. 
Tender  trucks. 
Tender  underframe. 
Tender  cistern. 


(d)  General  and  statistical  information. 

The  following  general  and  statistical  information  shall  be  recorded  for  each  loco- 
motive: 

Last  general  repairs,  date  of. 
Mileage  since  last  general  repairs. 
Total  mileage  expected  from  same. 
Maintenance,  normal,  above  or  below. 

(e)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

The  service  condition  per  cent  which  is  ascertained  for  each  locomotive  as  a  whole 
shall  be  the  weighted  average  of  the  condition  per  cents  assigned  to  the  following 
principal  parts: 

Engine:  (1)  Boiler,  (2)  underframe,  (3)  running  gear. 

Tender:  (1)  Trucks,  (2)  underframe,  (3)  tank. 


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33.  ACCOUNT  52.    OTHER  LOCOMOTIVES. 

All  locomotives  of  ibis  class  shall  be  inspected  for  tbe  purpose  of  identification, 
checking  information  furnished  by  carrier,  determining  condition,  and  securing  other 
required  data.  Electric  locomotives  shall  be  inspected  and  inventoried  by  the  elec- 
trical parties  and  gas  and  compressed-air  locomotives  by  the  mechanical  parties. 

The  following  data  shall  be  noted  for  each  locomotive: 

Electric  locomotives — 
(a)  Description. 

Record  separately  for  body,  trucks,  motors,  and  control,  the  following: 

Builder,  date  built,  bought  of,  and  date  bought. 

Also  record  for  each  locomotive  the  following: 


Owner's  plate. 

Kind  of  service. 

History. 

Type  (Whyte  symbols). 


Collectors,  number,  kind. 
Air-brake  system,  schedule. 
Air  compressor,  manufacturer,  type. 
Air  governor,  manufacturer,  type. 


Power    supply,    volts,    direct-current,  |      Air  reservoirs,  number,"  size, 

alternating-current,  phase.  Heaters,  kind. 

Power  transformer,  type.  Trucks,  manufacturer,  type. 

Motors,  manufacturer,  type.  Drive  wheels,  kind,  diameter  new. 

Drive,  gear,  rods,  etc.  Trail  wheels,  kind,  diameter  new. 

Method  of  cooling  motors.  Drawbars,  kind. 
Control,  manufacturer,  type. 

(6)  General  condition  and  defects. 

The  general  condition  and  defects  of  the  following  parts  of  each  locomotive  shall  be 
noted: 

Motors.  Transformers. 

Wiring.  Compressor. 

Controllers.  Brake  system. 

Contactors.  Trucks. 

Reveiser.  Wheels. 

Resistances.  Body. 

(c)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

The  service  condition  per  cent  w^ich  is  ascertained  for  each  locomotive  as  a  whole 
shall  be  the  weighted  average  of  the  condition  per  cents  assigned  to  the  following 
principal  parts: 

(1)  Motors,  (2)  control,  (3)  body,  (4)  trucks. 

Gas  and  compressed-air  locomotives: 

The  same  information  shall  be  obtained  and  recorded  for  gas  and  compressed-air 
locomotives  as  is  above  required  under  the  instructions  for  electric  locomotives  in 
so  far  as  same  is  applicable. 

34.  ACCOUNT  53.     FREIGHT-TRAIN  CARS. 

Freight- train  cars  shall  be  inspected  and  inventoried  in  such  proportion  of  each 
series  as  may  be  directed  for  the  purpose  of  verifying  the  information  contained  in 
the  register  furnished  by  the  carrier,  determining  condition,  and  securing  other 
required  data. 

Ordinarily  not  less  than  10  per  cent  of  the  cars  in  each  series  shall  be  inspected  for 
condition  and  as  many  more  as  may  be  necessary  to  furnish  a  fair  basis  for  an  estimate 
of  condition  to  be  applied  to  the  entire  series  or  for  making  a  sufficient  check  of  addi- 
tions and  betterments.  As  many  additional  freight-train  cars  as  practicable  shall  be 
observed,  and  the  fact  of  this  observation  recorded,  in  order  to  establish  their  existence. 

The  existence  of  freight-train  cars  not  seen  by  representatives  of  the  Division  of 
Valuation  shall  be  established  from  reports  of  car  movements  in  the  records  of  the 


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carrier.     If  no  record  of  such  movement  within  99  days  previous  to  the  date  of  the 
investigation  can  be  found,  this  fact  shall  be  reported. 
The  following  data  shall  be  recorded  for  each  freight-train  car  inspected : 
(a)  Description. 


Builder. 
Date  built. 
Owner's  plate. 
Bought  of. 
Date  bought. 
Kind  of  car. 
History. 

Capacity,  weight. 
Length  over  end  sills. 
Width  over  side  sills. 
Underframe,  kind. 
Superstructure,  kind. 
Center  sills,  kind. 
End  sills,  kind. 

(6)  General  conditions  and  defects. 

The  general  condition  and  defects  of  the  following  parts  of  each  car  inspected  ehall 
be  noted: 


End  of  car,  kind . 

Roof,  kind. 

Doors,  side,  end. 

Platforms  (caboose),  kind. 

Bolsters,  body,  kind. 

Draft  timbers,  kind. 

Draft  rigging,  kind,  manufacturer. 

Air-brake  equipment  schedule. 

Trucks,  kind. 

Truck  bolsters,  kind. 

Wheels,  kind,  diameter. 

Journals,  size. 

Safety  appliances. 


Roof. 
Body. 
Floor. 


Underframe. 
Trucks. 


(c)  Additions  and  betterments. 

Verify  the  carrier's  report  of  additions  and  betterments  to  the  extent  practicable  in 
the  field. 

(d)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

The  service  condition  per  cent  ascertained  for  each  car  inspected,  as  a  whole,  shall 
be  the  weighted  average  of  the  service  condition  per  cents  assigned  to  the  following 
principal  parts:  (1)  Body,  (2)  underframe,  (3)  trucks.  • 

The  mechanical  section  shall  inspect  and  inventory  freight-train  cars,  except  cars 
equipped  for  electrical  operation,  which  shall  be  inspected  and  inventoried  by  the 
electrical  parties.  The  electrical  parties  shall  also  record  the  additional  data  called 
for  in  the  case  of  passenger-train  cars  electrically  equipped. 

35.  ACCOUNT  54.  PASSENGER-TRAIN  CARS. 

All  accessible  passenger- train  cars  shall  be  inspected  for  the  purpose  of  identifica- 
tion, checking  information  furnished  by  the  carrier,  determining  condition,  and  secur- 
ing other  required  data.  The  following  data  shall  be  noted  for  each  passenger-train 
car  inspected. 

(a)  Description. 


Builder. 

Date  built. 

Owner's  plate. 

Bought  of. 

Date  bought. 

Kind  of  car. 

History. 

Capacity,  passengers,  pounds,  weight 

Length  over  end  sills. 

Width  over  side  sills. 


Body,  kind. 

Roof,  kind. 

Underframe,  kind. 

Body  bolsters,  kind. 

Body  crossties,  kind. 

Air-brake  equipment  schedule. 

Trucks,  kind.      ; 

Truck  bolsters,  kind. 

Wheels,  number,  kind,  diameter. 

Journals,  size. 


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Axle  generator,  kind,  volts. 
Batteries,  kind,  number  of  cells. 
Draft  rigging,  kind,  make. 
Platform,  kind. 
Vestibule,  kind. 
Partitions,  number,  kind. 


Toilet  hoppers,  number,  kind. 
Interior  finish. 
Seats,  number,  kind. 
Upholstering,  kind. 
Light,  kind. 
Heat,  kind,  maker. 


Toilet  rooms,  number. 

(6)  General  condition  and  defects. 

The  general  condition  and  defects  of  the  following  parts  of  each  car  inspected  shall 
be  noted: 


Exterior  of  body. 
Interior  of  body. 
Underframe. 


Draft  gear. 
Platforms. 
Trucks. 


(c)  Additions  and  betterments. 

Verify  the  carrier's  report  on  additions  and  betterments  in  so  far  as  may  be  practi- 
cable in  the  field. 

(d)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

The  service  condition  per  cent  ascertained  for  each  car  inspected,  as  a  whole,  shal 
be  the  weighted  average  of  the  service  condition  per  cents  assigned  to  the  following 
principal  parts:  (1)  Body,  (2)  underframe,  (3)  trucks. 

(e)  Cars  having  motor  equipment. 

Where  cars  have  motor  equipment  the  following  additional  information  shall  be 
noted : 

Length  over  bumpers. 

Air-brake  system  symbol. 

Air  compressor,  manufacturer,  and  type. 

Air  governor,  manufacturer,  and  type. 

Draw  bars,  kind;  wheel  guards,  kind;  fenders,  kind. 
(/)  Electric  trail  cars. 

Where  trail  cars  are  equipped  especially  for  operation  in  trains  with  electric  motors, 
instructions  in  the  preceding  paragraph  will  apply. 

The  mechanical  section  shall  inspect  and  inventory  all  cars  coming  under  account 
54,  except  those  cars  having  electric  motor  equipment,  which  shall  be  inspected  and 
inventoried  by  the  electrical  parties. 

36.-  ACCOUNT  55.    MOTOR  EQUIPMENT  OF  CARS. 

All  motor  equipment  of  cars  shall  be  inspected  for  the  purpose  of  identification, 
checking  information  furnished  ty  carrier,  determining  condition,  and  securing  other 
required  data.  All  cars  having  electric  motor  equipment  shall  be  inspected  ami 
inventoried  by  the  electrical  parties,  and  cars  having  other  motor  equipment,  such  as 
gasoline,  steam,  and  compressed  air,  shall  te  inspected  and  inventoried  by  the  mech- 
anical parties. 

The  following  data  shall  be  noted  for  each  car  inspected: 
(a)  Electric  cars.  . 

Power  supply,  volts,  direct-current,  alternating-current,  phase. 

Motors,  manufacturer,  type,  number. 

Control,  manufacturer,  type. 

Collectors,  number,  kind. 

Wiring,  type  (calle,  conduit,  etc.). 
(6)  Storage-battery  cars. 

In  addition  to  th6  atove,  note  the  following  data  relative  to  storage  batteries: 

Manufacturer  and  type. 


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Volts,  ampere-hour  rating. 
Plates,  size  and  number  per  cell. 
Num  jer  of  cells. 

(c)  Oil-engine  electric  cars. 

So  far  as  applicable  the  preceding  instructions  will  apply.     In  addition,  however, 
note  the  following: 

Generator,  manufacturer,  type,  kilowatts,  volts,  revolutions  per  minute. 
Engine,  manufacturer,  type. 
Cylinders,  number,  size,  stroke. 
Fuel,  kind. 

(d)  Oil-engine  driven  cars. 

The  preceding  instructions  will  apply  in  so  far  as  applicable. 

(e)  Electric  trail  cars. 

Control  equipment  and  wiring  on  cars  having  no  motors,  but  equipped  for  multiple- 
unit  operation  with  electric  motor  cars,  shall  be  inventoried  under  this  account. 
(/)  General  condition  and  defects. 

Notes  shall  be  made  on  the  general  condition  and  defects  of  the  following  parts  of 
the  motor  equipment  of  each  car  inspected: 


Motors. 
Wiring. 
Control  system. 


Engine. 

Transmission  gear. 
Battery. 


(</)  Service  condition  per  cent. 

The  service  condition  per  cent  which  shall  be  ascertained  for  the  motor  equipment 
of  each  car  as  a  whole  shall  be  the  weighted  average  of  the  service  condition  per  cent! 
assigned  to  the  principal  parts  of  the  car  stated  above  under  (/). 

37.  ACCOUNT  56.  FLOATING  EQUIPMENT. 

All  floating  equipment  shall  be  inspected  and  inventoried  by  the  mechanical  section. 
The  electrical  section  will,  however,  render  such  assistance  as  may  be  necessary  where 
electrical  equipment  and  devices  are  found. 

The  machinery  under  this  account  shall  be  inventoried  in  accordance  with  the 
instructions  given  under  account  45,  Power  plant  machinery. 

All  floating  equipment  shall  be  inspected  for  the  purpose  of  identification,  checking 
information  .furnished  by  carrier,  determining  condition,  and  securing  other  required 
data.  The  following  data  shall  be  recorded  with  respect  to  each  piece  of  equipment: 


Kind. 

Service. 

Builder. 

Principal  dimensions. 


Capacity,  tons,  passengers,  cars,  etc. 
Type  of  propulsion. 
Principal  details  of  power  equipment. 
Construction  of  hull  and  upper  works. 


38.  ACCOUNT  57.  WORK  EQUIPMENT. 

All  work  equipment  shall  be  inspected. 

Work  equipment  consisting  of  locomotives,  cars,  or  floating  equipment  shall  be 
inventoried  by  the  mechanical  section  in  accordance  with  instructions  covering 
similar  equipment  under  accounts  51-56,  inclusive.  In  case  of  work  equipment 
consisting  of  machinery  mounted  on  wheels,  such  as  steam  shovels,  pile  drivers, 
wrecking  cranes,  etc.,  instructions  relating  to  cars  shall  be  followed  in  so  far  as  appli- 
cable, and  the  remainder  shall  be  inventoried  in  accordance  with  instructions  for 
power  house  and  shop  machinery. 

Electric  motor  cars  used  as  work  equipment  shall  be  inventoried  by  the  electrical 
p  arties  in  accordance  with  instructions  hereinbefore  given  for  similar  property. 


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39.  ACCOUNT  58.  MISCELLANEOUS  EQUIPMENT. 

Miscellaneous  equipment  shall  generally  be  inspected  and  inventoried  by  the 
mechanical  section. 

(a)  Horses. 

The  inspector  shall  record  for  each  horse  its  age,  color,  height,  weight,  and  physical 
defects. 

(6)  Wagons  and  automobiles. 

Wagons,  automobiles,  and  miscellaneous  equipment  shall  be  inventoried.  The 
register  filed  by  the  carrier  shall  be  verified  by  number,  kind,  make,  etc.,  and  the 
condition  of  the  various  items  recorded. 


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